How often do we desire to perch on God’s knee and seek His shelter? I don’t have to be cautious or fearful when approaching. We can have full confidence and take a leap of faith and land on His knee. I want to share in His vibes. I want to hang out and get to know Him more.

Have you had someone back you up and tell others to wait a minute, you need to listen up. What he or she has to say, you need to hear. No matter your age, your thoughts and opinions matter.

Do you ever feel like you are playing Hide and Seek with Jesus? Seeking Him out and He’s right in front of you and you can’t see Him? Or you’re wandering around aimlessly trying to find Him, when He has been and always will be right inside of you?

Laughing is contagious. Have you been around someone who was laughing, you started laughing and you have no idea why you're laughing?

His plans for us truly are for good and gives us hope and a future. It’s not said to appease our wandering hearts and minds. It’s said to give us singular focus to look for Him wholeheartedly for the goodness we receive when we find Him.

As living stones for Christ, building up the body of Christ, we too are chosen and placed with purpose. We were not haphazardly created and thrown willy nilly to fend for ourselves. God knows where He has already placed His people, knows who He needs where currently and sees where He is going to place us in the future.

The church is not the building at all. WE are the church. His children, beloved, believers, brothers and sisters in Christ. We no longer have to go to a designated building to encounter God. We have Him in us, with us all time. We are His temple in motion.

We need to allow ourselves to go away to a quiet place. We also need to learn how to have the mindset of being in His stillness in the midst of the daily grind. Too many times I vear off with my mind going a mile a minute as He patiently walks beside me waiting for me to turn to Him and revel in His presence and be still.

God delights in you. He sees you fighting and battling and getting back up time and time again. He’s giving you a hand up so you can try again. He's proud of you and loves you deeply.

What would your life be like if instead of “Stop! Drop! And Roll!” being drilled into your survival skills, you had “Love! Listen! Hold on to Jesus!” as your mantra during life “fires?”